Photo: Twaits2 · CC BY 4.0There are 2.8 jobs in Prentiss for every working resident, and 932 people commute in
966 jobs are based in Prentiss, and 339 of its residents work somewhere. About one in ten work in Prentiss; the top destination outside it is Hattiesburg (10%, 39 miles). The trip to work takes 34 minutes on average; Mississippi averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Prentiss
Prentiss is where the jobs are
Prentiss has 966 jobs, 2.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,500 people are in town, 70% more than the 900 who live here. Day and night ↓
Prentiss’ biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Prentiss is Hattiesburg, 39 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (33) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Prentiss workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 26 across Mississippi. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 339 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Prentiss
On a workday 305 residents head out to work and 34 work right here.
About 1,500 people are in Prentiss on a workday afternoon, 70% more than live here.
2.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How far Prentiss’ workers travel
About 30% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Time on the road from Prentiss: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Prentiss workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 291 commuters (the 2% who work from home are left out). Across Mississippi: 87% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Commuting in to Prentiss: where workers come from
Where Prentiss clocks in
10% of workers
9% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The kinds of work in Prentiss
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Prentiss, 2013 → 2023: 1,035 → 966. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Prentiss’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Prentiss: questions
What is the median household income in Prentiss?
$30,667 (±$6,819) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Prentiss?
27.4%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Prentiss?
34 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Mississippi and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Prentiss work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hattiesburg (10%, 39 mi), Jackson (9%, 53 mi), Laurel (6%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Prentiss without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Prentiss, from the people who make the trip.
More of Prentiss
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.